How to Eat Pizza While on a Food Plan

One way to kill your weight loss progress is falling back into old habits, like ordering up a nice gooey pizza.

Back when I was Long Island Fatz, pizza was one of my weaknesses. In fact, I could do a whole pie by myself, which used to give me a kind of perverse pleasure. (No pie can defeat me!)

Never being able to eat pizza can be very discouraging. So I had to get creative and get still my fix, but in a healthy way. Portion control is the key here. You don’t want to order out, if you can help it, because the usual commercial pies are really not healthy and there is no such thing as a small pizza (at least not by delivery).

Here’s the recipe for a veggie pizza that I came up with.

Skinny Veggie Pizza

1 6 inch whole wheat pita bread

2 Tbsp pasta sauce of your choice

1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup sliced cooked mushrooms

1/4 cups chopped broccoli florets

1/4 cup diced green pepper

1/4 cup diced yellow pepper

2 Tbsp diced onion

Fresh basil leaves

1 Tbsp grated fresh Parmesan

Saute the vegetables for a couple of minutes in a Tsp of olive oil. Drain and set aside.

Warm the pita bread in a 425 degree oven for 2-3 minutes, then remove. Spread pasta sauce over the pita, then top with the vegetables and cheese. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven. Tear a few basil leaves and sprinkle over the top, then add the Parmesan.

Here’s another.

Green Pizza

1 6 inch whole wheat pita bread

2 Tbsp Pesto

1 Tbsp crisp bacon chopped

1/4 cup avocado diced

1/4 cup diced tomato

3 ounces shredded mozzarella

Basil leaves

1 Tsp grated Parmesan

Heat the pita in a 425 degree oven for 2-3 minutes, then remove. Spread the pesto over the bread. Sprinkle on the bacon, avocado, and tomato. Top with the mozzarella, and bake 6-8 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven. Tear a few basil leaves and top the pizza with the basil and grated Parmesan.

There you go, perfectly good food and certainly better than anything that comes in a box. The real key here is the size of the portion. You’ll feel full, satisfied and won’t need a nap. And you won’t have to loosen your belt to get it down.

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